Where does “suwalo” come from?

suwalo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

suwalo (Cebuano): a rubber slipper, flip flop

Definitions

  1. a rubber slipper, flip flop

Ancestry of “suwalo”, step by step

suwalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano walo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanowaloeight; 8
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Cebuano sula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosulathe blade of a leaf
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sulah—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Cebuano walo →
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